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mandatory
adjective as in required, necessary
Strongest matches
binding, compulsory, de rigueur, essential, forced, imperative, indispensable, involuntary, obligatory
Strong match
Weak matches
commanding, compelling, compulsatory, imperious, irremissible, needful
Example Sentences
The Legislature should pass a bill to remove mandatory work from the Penal Code that doesn’t rely on a constitutional amendment.
E.On failed to pay the credit in the accounts of mostly vulnerable customers who had ended their contract with the supplier in a mandatory six-week window.
Covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women in Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Other restrictions - backed by the previous Conservative government - would make it mandatory for homeowners to apply for planning permission to turn their property into a holiday let.
For the U.S. to do better, decreasing corporate influence and eliminating mandatory foods might be a way to cut down on plate waste.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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